Politics

Ambode drops three commissioners In line with the State objectives to make governance accountable to the people, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode Wednesday dropped the Commissioners for Tourism- Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker; Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi and Transportation, Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola. This development comes exactly one year after the Governor constituted his Executive Council, precisely on October 19, 2015. …

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Buhari promise Chibok release girls the best the world can offer President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the 21 Chibok girls who were released from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents last Thursday had seen the worst the world had to offer. He promised that it was now time for them to experience the best that the world could offer …

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Niger Encourages More Female into Teaching Job Olabode Adaramola Niger state government has began a deliberate policy to encourage girl-child enrolment and retention in schools by encouraging more female students into the teaching profession. Part of the policy direction is the enrolment of 2,000 girls into various Colleges of Education in parts of the state to acquire basic teaching techniques …

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APGA in Niger tackles govt over Minna -Suleja road rehabilitation works ‎Olabode ‎Adaramola The Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has berated the state government on its handling of rehabilitation of Minna-Suleja road, accusing the government of just wasting the tax payers’ money without tangible results. The state government had recently awarded the contract for the …

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Niger House member berates govt over refusal to approve 7.5percent CPS Olabode Adaramola A member of the Niger State House House of Assembly, Hon. Malik Madaki Bosso , has criticised ed state the governor , Alhajii Abubakar Sani Bello over his inability to assent to the 7.5percent Contributory Pension Scheme law, repealed by the state assembly despite it’s suspension over …

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I am not dead, I am alive – Bida Super-Polygamist Olaode Adaramola The rumoured sudden death of the famous 92 year old Bida super-polygamist and Islamic cleric, Alhaji Muhammad Bello Masaba has been found to be untrue. Social media had been awash since last weekend Saturday night announcing the death of the controversial cleric in his Masaba quarters of Bida, …

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IBB, lauds Buhari over Chibok school girls freedom Oabode Adaramola. Former Military President, General Ibrahim B. Babangida,, has expressed his happiness at the release of 21 Chibok school girls and rejoiced with the families, people of Nigeria and indeed federal government over the development The former Nigeria Leader , in a Press statement, said It was a thing of joy …

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Recession: Nigerian Mogul, Femi Otedola Loses $1.3bn in Value Latest ranking of the world’s richest people by Forbes has shown that oil tycoon and Nigerian business mogul, Femi Otedola‘s net worth has plunged from $1.8 billion to $550 million as the economic downturn has led to a massive drop in the stock price of Forte Oil, the Nigerian Stock Exchange-listed …

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Dwindling IGR: Gov. Aregbesola introduces development levy Worried by the dwindling fortune of the state in the area of revenue geration,  the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has introduced the Economic Development Levy programme (EDL) to increase the state’s Internal Generated Revenue to meet the demands of the people in the area of infrastructure amongst others. With the …

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